Clip for rule-cases.



H. E. JAMES.

CLIP FOR RULE CASES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. 1916.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

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CLIP FOR RULE-CASES.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

1,20%,96. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 16, 1916. Serial No. 104,012.

To all whom it may concern: out a horizontal slit 9 in the front wall 2,

fter which the leaf 7 of the clip can be passed through the slit so that the spurs 8 arried thereby can bite into the inner surace of the wall 2, thereby preventing accidental disengagement of the clip from the ase. After the clip has been engaged with he case 1, and the case placed in the pocket Be it known that I, HARRY E. JAMns, cltizen of the United States, residing at De Michigan, have invented certain new an useful Improvements in Clips for Rule Cases; and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others he leaf 6 of the clip will yieldably engage skilled in the art to which it appertains t i he outer surface of the pocket flap, thereby make and use the same. firmly holding the case within the pocket.

The present invention is directed to im- 5 From the foregoing description it will be provements in clips adapted to be secured seen that a clip has been provided which is to a pocket rule case or the like, and ha T exceedingly simple in construction and one for its object to provide a device of thi which can be easily and quickly attached to character which can be conveniently at a conventional form of rule case so as to tached to the case and when engaged there retain the same within the pocket. It will with serves to retain the case in the pocketfi be further noted that when the ruler is en- A further object of the invention is toggaged in the case that it will engage the provide a clip of this character which iszgzleaf 7 of the clip and serve to positively reformed from resilient sheet metal and isfi tain the spurs 8 engaged with the inner surconstructed in such a manner that the samefiaface of the wall 2. can be firmly engaged with the front wallfi*-. While the device is particularly adapted of the case so that one leaf of the clip will for use in connection with cases for containbe in a position to clamp over the flap of ing rulers it is obvious that the same can be the pocket. used in connection with cases of this type With these and other objects in view, this which are used for other purposes. It will invention resides in the novel features of; be noted that the inner leaf is of greater construction, formation, combination, and length than the outer leaf, and that the end arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more of the leaf is bent inwardly, as clearly shown fully described, claimed and illustrated in in Fig. 2' so as to more firmly grip the flap the accompanying drawing, in which of the pocket.

Figure l is a View showing the device in What is claimed is 1-- use. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 In a device of the class described the comof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view bination with a case having front and rear of the clip. walls, of a clip formed from a single strip Referring to the drawing 1 indicates the of resilient metal and bent upon itself to case, which is of a well known form and provide inner and outer leaves, the inner consists of front and rear walls 2 and 3,

leaf having its entire length confined withformed from leather, and connected by the in the case, and having outwardly struck metallic frame 4:.

spurs carried thereby for engaging the inner The clip 5 is formed from a single piece of surface of the front wall of the case, the sheet metal and is bent intermediate its outer leaf of said clip being adapted to ends so as to provide inner and outer leaves clamp over the flap of a pocket, as and for 6 and 7, respectively. The inner leaf 7 is the purpose set forth. provided adjacent its lower edge with a In testimony whereof, I affix my signapair of outwardly struck spurs 8 which are ture, in the presence of two witnesses. adapted to engage the inner surface of the HARRY E. JAMES. front wall 2 of the easel, thereby preventing Witnesses: disengagement of the clip from the case. Mrs. M. E. JAMEs,

Toapply the clip it is only necessary to LE-ROY HARCHENHORN.

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